Readers' Best Recipes and the Stories Behind Them

We invited Almanac readers to share their best recipes—the favorites served at family gatherings, potlucks, parties, and supper tables, the ones that keep folks coming back for more. You’ll love the heartwarming, humorous, and true stories that these cooks tell, too!

To request more recipes or photos from Readers’ Best Recipes or to interview one of our editors, please contact Ginger at ginger@quinnbrein.com. 

• Old Farmer’s Almanac Readers’ Best Recipes press release (pdf)

• Readers’ Best Recipes Book Cover (jpg)

Sample recipes: 

• Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

  • Recipe
  • Download Photo (jpg). Photo credit Becky Luigart-Stayner

• Grandma’s Meatballs

  • Recipe
  • Download Photo (jpg). Photo credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner

• Heavenly Plum Kuchen

  • Recipe
  • Download Photo (jpg). Photo credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner
  • Video

• Low Country Chowder

  • Recipe
  • Download Photo (jpg). Photo credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner

• Rocky Mountain Cuban Pork

  • Recipe
  • Download Photo (jpg). Photo credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner

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• Nana’s Funny Cake

  • Recipe
  • Download Photo (jpg). Photo credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner
  • Video

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